Create a community about how you will change their life or lifestyle.As someone once told me:in absence of a product, an idea will usually be sold; when the idea is lacking, a lifestyle is pushed.

I prefer a well manicured Green properties as we attract long term Tenants with well maintained landscaping in California people who consider lifestyle will pay higher rents.. 

Look for properties that offer good rental potential and fit your lifestyle. 

If your goal is to become financially free and ultimately leave your W2, the $850k home and the accompanying lifestyle is going to be your biggest obstacle.

I took me 10 years to build up the consistent cashflow that I needed to live the lifestyle I wanted and quit my day job as an engineer.

However, financial freedom is not simply replacing your current income; it requires maintaining your current lifestyle for life.

If there are major issues, I can take care of them without effecting my lifestyle. 

From there you can design a plan and a timeline so that by that 5 year mark you can sell the businesses and have enough passive income to enjoy the lifestyle you planned for today.I'd love to help out with your planning because I'm on a similar path to retiring myself in 5 years as well. 

I meet far too many people who make six figures and have almost no savings, because of their lifestyle choices.Focusing on the Right MarketsThere isn't such a thing as "the best market".

A lot of times, these types of lifestyle choices will start limiting you down very quickly to specific areas, and since you are going to be living in the property, are likely to have a heavy weight on the neighborhoods.